Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Michigan

[themify_box]NOTE: This post is a recap of what happened last summer at Michigan[/themify_box]

Michigan Top Ten Starters

1. Denny Hamlin
2. Kyle Busch
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Erik Jones
5. Austin Dillon
6. Ryan Newman
7. Martin Truex Jr.
8. Ryan Blaney
9. Joey Logano
10. Alex Bowman

Michigan Full Starting Lineup

Michigan Pre-race Notes

Michigan Summer 2018 Loop Data Box Score

Michigan Summer 2018 Loop Data Speed Stats

Joey Logano started in the rear of the field because of unapproved adjustments.

David Ragan started in the rear of the field after changing his transmission.

Ross Chastain started in the rear of the field because of a driver change.

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 60): 4,18,12,41,78,11,10,31,2,88

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 120): 4,18,12,41,3,22,14,10,2,42

Michigan Race Notes

During pace laps right before the race, Joey Logano’s team did a last second shock change.

During pace laps it was mentioned that Kyle Larson’s team was struggling over the course of the weekend.

Denny Hamlin who won the pole selected to start in the outside line. He led the opening 13 laps.

Notable Moment: On lap 9 while running in 7th, Erik Jones spun and brought out the first caution. He didn’t get any notable damage.

Running order on lap 15: 18,4,11,88,12,31,14,41,21,42 … 24,3,78,1,9,10,37,2,13,19 … 48,6,22,17,34,95

Big Moment: On lap 16, Martin Truex Jr. who was running around 13th spun. Truex Jr. really didn’t get any damage. At that time, William Byron backed his car into the wall and got a good amount of damage. Byron was running in 11th one lap earlier. This dropped Byron two laps down.

Running order on lap 24: 18,4,88,14,12,11,41,31,21,42 … 2,9,3,10,1,48,19,37,47,17 … 13,78,34,43,22,20,95,38,6,72 … 32,00

Notable Moment: During the competition caution around lap 28, Chase Elliott had a tire violation and had to go to the back of the field. He was running outside the top ten just prior to his problem.

Running order on lap 34: 4,18,12,11,41,31,78,88,2,10 … 19,17,14,22,42,3,48,1,20,6 … 34,47,9,21,37,43,38,95,13,32

Notable Moment: On lap 37, Kyle Larson made an unexpected pit stop because of a tire issue. He was running around the mid-teens prior to his problem. This dropped him off the lead lap.

Notable Moment: On lap 38, Chase Elliott made an unexpected pit stop because of a tire issue. This dropped him off the lead lap.

Running order on lap 50: 4,18,12,11,41,78,31,10,88,2 … 19,22,14,17,3,20,48,1,21,6 … 37,47,34,43,95,38,13,32,00 (last driver on the lead lap),15 … 51,96,7,42,9,23,66,99,24,72

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 60): 4,18,12,41,78,11,10,31,2,88

During the competition caution, Jimmie Johnson took two tires and moved up to the lead.